Assessing for Personality Pathology, Bias, and Extremism in Police & Public Safety Applicants (3.5 CEs)
Preemployment psychological evaluations (PPEs) of prospective police and public safety personnel, like all competent forensic investigative/assessment endeavors, require a multi-method approach and following the analytical model of scientific parsimony. Legally mandated in most state in the United States, PPEs of police applicants consists of psychological testing, formal life history data collection, a psychological/behavioral interview, and the harvesting of other collateral/supplemental information. Data relevance, formal assessment frameworks, and valid and reliable assessment tools inform the application of mechanical decision rules. Emerging technologies have advanced the science and practice of PPEs on numerous fronts, from enhancing data collection strategies to increasing capacity for more complex analytics (e.g., combining data and detecting historically obscured patterns of problematic data) to examining digital fingerprints/footprints (e.g., social media activity) for activities revealing high risk factors, such as radical extremism and bias/prejudice.
Presenter: Dr. Casey Stewart
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Learn the accepted model, per national standards and guidelines, for conducting psychological evaluations of high stakes occupations.
- Describe the relevant tools and techniques for conducting psychological evaluations of high stakes occupations and their respective rational and empirical justification for use.
- Articulate how technology has advanced existing preemployment assessment techniques and created capacity for new approaches consistent with ethics, law, and existing best practice.
The Society for Personality Assessment (SPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. SPA maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Society for Personality Assessment is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0218.
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Member Registration
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$199.00 |
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Non-Member Student Registration
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$119.00 |
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Non-Member Registration
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$329.00 |
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Student Member Registration
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$89.00 |
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Early Career Member Registration
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$159.00 |
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